British rower
Annabel Vernon
Vernon in 2010
Personal information Born 1 September 1982 (1982-09 ) (age
Annabel Morwenna Vernon (born 1 September 1982) is a retired Britishrower .
She was born inTruro ,Cornwall . She was educated at St Minver Primary School thenWadebridge School ,[ 1] Downing College, Cambridge , andKing's College London (MA International Relations).
Vernon started rowing at Castle Dore Rowing Club atGolant inCornwall when she was 17, influenced by her elder brother and father. She read history atDowning College, Cambridge , where she rowed in the women's Blue Boat in 2003,[ 2] Rob Roy Boat Club while in Cambridge, then representedThames Rowing Club and now rows underMarlow Rowing Club colours.
She represented Great Britain in the Women's Quadruple Sculls at the2008 Beijing Olympics , winning a silver medal.[ 3] 2012 Summer Olympics .[ 4] [ 3]
After retiring from active competition she embarked on a journalistic, media and speaking career.
In 2019 she published her first book,Mind Games ,[ 5]
Bronze medal in the pair at the World U23 Championships inPoznań . Sixth in the women's single at the 2006 GB Senior Selection Trials inBelgium . World Championships 2005 [ edit ] Ninth in the single scull. 2006 World Cup Series [ edit ] World Championships 2006 [ edit ] Fourth in the Double Scull. World Championships 2007 [ edit ] Beijing Olympics 2008 [ edit ] Silver in the Quad Scull. World Championships 2009 [ edit ] Silver in the Double Scull World Championships 2010 [ edit ]
Coxed (1974–1983) 1974 :Roswietha Reichel ,Ursula Wagner ,Jutta Lau ,Sybille Tietze , coxLiane Weigelt )1975 :Roswietha Zobelt ,Ursula Unger ,Jutta Lau ,Anke Grünberg , coxLiane Weigelt )1977 :Sybille Tietze ,Viola Kowalschek ,Petra Boesler ,Sabine Gust , coxElke Rost )1978 :Anka Bakova ,Dolores Nakova ,Rositsa Spasova ,Rumelyana Boncheva , coxAnka Georgieva )1979 :Sybille Tietze ,Christine Röpke ,Jutta Lau ,Roswietha Zobelt , coxLiane Buhr )1981 :Tatyana Danilova ,Olga Kaspina ,Yelena Khloptseva ,Larisa Popova , coxMaria Zemskova-Korotkova )1982 :Larisa Popova ,Yelena Khloptseva ,Olga Kaspina ,Tatiana Bachkatova , coxMaria Zemskova-Korotkova )1983 :Tatiana Bachkatova ,Olga Kaspina ,Yelena Khloptseva ,Larisa Popova , coxMaria Zemskova-Korotkova )Coxless (1985–pres.) 1985 :Ramona Balthasar ,Birgit Peter ,Jutta Hampe ,Kristina Mundt )1986 :Kerstin Pieloth ,Birgit Peter ,Kerstin Hinze ,Jana Sorgers )1987 :Kerstin Pieloth ,Birgit Peter ,Jutta Hampe ,Jana Sorgers )1989 :Kathrin Boron ,Sybille Schmidt ,Jutta Behrendt ,Jana Thieme )1990 :Kerstin Köppen ,Claudia Krüger ,Sybille Schmidt ,Jana Sorgers )1991 :Kerstin Köppen ,Claudia Krüger ,Sybille Schmidt ,Jana Sorgers )1993 :Cao Mianying ,Gu Xiaoli ,Liu Xirong ,Zhang Xiuyun )1994 :Kerstin Köppen ,Kristina Mundt ,Katrin Rutschow ,Jana Sorgers )1995 :Kerstin Köppen ,Katrin Rutschow ,Jana Sorgers ,Jana Thieme )1997 :Kathrin Boron ,Kerstin Köppen ,Manuela Lutze ,Jana Thieme )1998 :Kathrin Boron ,Manuela Lutze ,Jana Thieme ,Christiane Will )1999 :Maren Derlien ,Meike Evers ,Kerstin Kowalski ,Manuela Lutze )2001 :Peggy Waleska ,Marita Scholz ,Manuela Lutze ,Manja Kowalski )2002 :Peggy Waleska ,Marita Scholz ,Manuela Lutze ,Kerstin El Qalqili-Kowalski )2003 :Jane Robinson ,Dana Faletic ,Kerry Hore ,Amber Bradley )2005 :Rebecca Romero ,Sarah Winckless ,Frances Houghton ,Katherine Grainger )2006 :Debbie Flood ,Sarah Winckless ,Frances Houghton ,Katherine Grainger )2007 :Annabel Vernon ,Debbie Flood ,Frances Houghton ,Katherine Grainger )2009 :Svitlana Spiriukhova ,Tetiana Kolesnikova ,Anastasiya Kozhenkova ,Yana Dementyeva )2010 :Debbie Flood ,Beth Rodford ,Frances Houghton ,Annabel Vernon )2011 :Julia Richter ,Tina Manker ,Stephanie Schiller ,Britta Oppelt )2013 :Annekatrin Thiele ,Carina Bär ,Julia Richter ,Britta Oppelt )2014 :Annekatrin Thiele ,Carina Bär ,Julia Lier ,Lisa Schmidla )2015 :Amanda Elmore ,Tracy Eisser ,Megan Kalmoe ,Olivia Coffey )2017 :Olivia van Rooijen ,Inge Janssen ,Sophie Souwer ,Nicole Beukers )2018 :Agnieszka Kobus ,Marta Wieliczko ,Maria Springwald ,Katarzyna Zillmann )2019 :Chen Yunxia ,Zhang Ling ,Lü Yang ,Cui Xiaotong )2022 :Chen Yunxia ,Zhang Ling ,Lü Yang ,Cui Xiaotong )2023 :Lauren Henry ,Hannah Scott ,Lola Anderson ,Georgina Brayshaw )2025 :Lisa Bruijnincx ,Margot Leeuwenburgh ,Willemijn Mulder ,Tessa Dullemans )
